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2024-03-19 15:33:19 -

CHP asks truckers to ‘give brakes a break’ after big rig blaze on I-80
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) is reminding truckers about the dangers of overheated brakes following a recent big rig blaze on on I-80. On March 18, CHP – Donner Pass Commercial Vehicle Enforcement Facility took to social media to remind truckers that a long negative grade can spell disaster if you don’t know how to manage your vehicle’s braking...

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2022-08-20 16:32:53 -

Iowa DOT shows how NOT to fix your trailer brakes ahead of CVSA Brake Safety Week
With the nation’s biggest brake safety enforcement effort just weeks away, law enforcement in Iowa took to social media to highlight a major brake violation. On Tuesday, August 9, Iowa DOT Motor Vehicle Enforcement shared a post asking drivers not to use vice grips as a trailer brake fix. From Iowa DOT: Just so we are on the same page here – vise...

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2021-08-19 22:14:19 -

Motorists walk away from obliterated pickup after hitting brakes in front of semi truck
Four people walked away with only minor injuries after a serious wreck with a semi truck decimated their pickup on Tuesday morning. The accident happened on August 17th in Wadsworth, Illinois. According to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner, the pickup was traveling along Interstate 94 near Wadsworth Road when it slowed down to make a lane change. The semi truck behind it...

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2024-01-12 17:38:44 -

Video shows semi truck with locked up brakes sliding down I-80 near Donner Summit
The California Highway Patrol’s (CHP) Truckee Division shared video of a semi truck sliding down I-80 near Donner Summit. CHP-Truckee shared the video on Thursday, January 11. “The brakes lines on this big rig froze up, causing it to lock up, but we were able to get the driver to a safer location. Props to the big rig driver for his driving skills!” CHP said. A similar...

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2024-04-16 11:09:16 -

VIDEO: Dash cammer in loaded truck loses brakes going down mountain
A trucker shared white-knuckle dash cam video captured earlier this month when his brakes failed while descending a mountain. The dash cam clip was shared on March 26 by Dash Cam Owners Australia. The dash cammer says that he was in a “loaded semi 40ish tonne” traveling down Mt. Victoria via the Great Western Highway in New South Wales in Australia. In the...

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